by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2011 | Church
June 17, 2011. (Romereports.com) The Vatican published shocking statistics on immigration. In the first five months of this year, at least 1, 820 illegal immigrants died while trying to cross the Mediterranean. Even more shocking, 17, 597 people have died in similar...
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2011 | Church
Now here’s an issue …..The challenging implications of seeing Osama as a fellow child of God. Busted Halo features an essay by Helen Lee that includes this statement… “Seeing Christ in Osama bin Laden is pretty difficult since he committed...
by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The May 2011 Newsletter (pdf) of the Joint Newsletter of the Daughters of Charity Advocacy & Social Justice Committee USA provides an example of how one branch of the Vincentian Family is engaged in advocacy through education of its members. They treat a number...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 2, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Renato Lima, member of the SSVP in Brazil, has been designated to receive the Medal of Legislative Merit. This medal is awarded by the Brazilian Parliament for “relevant services to world peace and humanitarian causes”. The SSVP International President, Michael...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2011 | Vincentian Family
True to their heritage the three Vincentian universities in the USA continue to be in the forefront of raising consciousness on issues of social justice. St. John’s presents The Theology of Work and the Dignity of Workers. DePaul is hosting the 2011 National...
